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📚 Finished reading: On Great Writing (On the Sublime) by Longinus, fragments of a 2,000-year-old book which are as relevant as ever:

One should realize, my friend, that, as in everyday life, nothing is noble which is noble to despise.

And also, bringing to mind Nassim Taleb’s stance on nitpickers):

Preciseness in every detail incurs the risk of pettiness, whereas with the very great, as with the very rich, something must inevitably be neglected.

And many more!

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